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July 1977 5-a-day

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July 1977

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st July 1977Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  2. 2nd July 1977Make x the subject of y = 8x^2 - 9.
  3. 3rd July 1977y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 8, y = 15. Work out y when x = 5.
  4. 4th July 1977In triangle ABC, angle A is 41°, angle B is 108° and side a is 6 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th July 19776 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  6. 6th July 1977Four classes in order have frequencies 8, 9, 11, 6. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  7. 7th July 1977A meal deal has 5 mains, 7 sides and 4 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  8. 8th July 1977Factorise x^2 - 16.
  9. 9th July 1977y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 12. Work out y when x = 9.
  10. 10th July 1977A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th July 197717 students study Spanish and 11 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  12. 12th July 197725 beetles are marked and released. Later 8 are caught, of which 2 are marked. Estimate the population.
  13. 13th July 1977A mass is 50 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  14. 14th July 1977A region is defined by y <= -3x + 3. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  15. 15th July 1977y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 18. Work out y when x = 11.
  16. 16th July 1977The point (2, -5) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-4, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  17. 17th July 19771 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  18. 18th July 1977A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 104 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  19. 19th July 1977Write 5^-2 as a fraction.
  20. 20th July 1977Factorise x^2 - 3x - 40.
  21. 21st July 1977A town's population is 17000 and grows by 6% each year. Work out the population after 4 years, to the nearest whole number.
  22. 22nd July 1977Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. The larger has a volume of 96 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  23. 23rd July 197718 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  24. 24th July 1977A box plot has a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 58. Work out the range.
  25. 25th July 1977Work out (4 x 10^6) x (8 x 10^6). Give your answer in standard form.
  26. 26th July 1977Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 4x - 7 that passes through (5, 25).
  27. 27th July 1977A block has volume 35 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  28. 28th July 1977A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one shorter side of 12 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  29. 29th July 19771 of 8 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  30. 30th July 1977A box plot has minimum 11, lower quartile 21, median 28, upper quartile 34 and maximum 37. Work out the interquartile range.
  31. 31st July 1977Write the recurring decimal 0.5050... as a fraction in its simplest form.

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